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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sara wonder at the start of Chapter 25?

2. Who did Mengele bring to the infirmary in November according to Sara in Chapter 31?

3. What does the Editor say some prisoners did with their value system?

4. What did Orli say the Germans would destroy?

5. Whose planes were bombing Auschwitz more frequently in the end of 1944 according to Sara in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who appeared before Sara when the women were singing one day?

2. What did Sara do on April 30 1945 when the SS decided to evacuate them?

3. How did Sara introduce herself?

4. What gave Sara and other infirmary workers a sense of hope as 1944 came to an end?

5. Who was Mrs. Helena and when did she and Sara meet?

6. Who was hung at the gates at the end of October 1944 and why?

7. What did Irena try to encourage the women to do according to Sara in Chapter 30?

8. What did the copy of Goebbel's newspaper say?

9. What were concentration camp prisoners denied based on the afterword?

10. What did the one hundred rabbis do upon arrival in Auschwitz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the selection process used by Dr. Mengele for sending people to the gas chambers. Discuss why he used this selection process and discuss the problems with such a method. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Fela, who was alone in the camp did not talk much with others, spoke of the sick and persecuted with contempt. Fela decided to do some organizing, which involved stealing bread from the ill and told Sara she had earned it. Students should discuss whether Fela's actions were necessary and whether she had "earned" it, as well as conclude whether Sara was right not to evaluate Fela's behavior given the conditions of Auschwitz. Students should use the text to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Sara concluded that Cyla, who was appointed as leader of the death block by Rapportfuhrer SS Taube, was brainwashed and after a short time was capable of murder, participating in selections, and following orders regarding the gas chambers. Students should examine the role of Cyla and conclude why she gave in to such behavior, using the text to support their conclusions.

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